H.R. 1455
Makes telecom research institute official, starts tracking tech effort
Gives permanent legal status to the government's telecommunications research institute and starts a program to develop technology that locates people trapped underground.
- Gives the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences a permanent place in federal law
- Starts a new institute effort to develop emergency communication and tracking technologies
- The technology would help find people trapped in confined spaces like underground mines
Passed the House · Senate's turn